York railway station

railway station in York, North Yorkshire, England, UK, opened 1877
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York railway station

Summary

York railway station is a railway station[1]. It ranks in the top 0.5% of railway_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (575 views/month, #92 of 18,574).[2]

Key Facts

  • York railway station is located in City of York[3].
  • York railway station is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • York railway station's instance of is recorded as railway station[5].
  • York railway station's connecting line is recorded as East Coast Main Line[6].
  • York railway station's connecting line is recorded as Dearne Valley Line[7].
  • York railway station's connecting line is recorded as Harrogate Line[8].
  • York railway station's connecting line is recorded as Hull to York Line[9].
  • York railway station's connecting line is recorded as York to Scarborough Line[10].
  • York railway station is owned by Network Rail[11].
  • York railway station is operated by London North Eastern Railway[12].
  • York is named after York railway station[13].
  • York railway station's adjacent station is recorded as Doncaster railway station[14].
  • York railway station's adjacent station is recorded as Malton railway station[15].
  • York railway station's adjacent station is recorded as Thirsk railway station[16].
  • York railway station's adjacent station is recorded as Ulleskelf railway station[17].
  • York railway station's adjacent station is recorded as Poppleton railway station[18].
  • York railway station's IATA airport code is recorded as QQY[19].
  • York railway station's Commons category is recorded as York railway station[20].
  • York railway station's OS grid reference is recorded as SE596517[21].
  • York railway station's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 53.9583, 'lon': -1.093}[22].
  • York railway station's located on linear feature is recorded as East Coast Main Line, Colton Junction to York Station[23].
  • York railway station's located on linear feature is recorded as East Coast Main Line, York Station to Newcastle West Junction[24].
  • York railway station's official website is recorded as http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations/YRK/details.html[25].
  • York railway station's number of platform tracks is recorded as {'amount': '+11'}[26].
  • York railway station's replaces is recorded as York railway station (1839-1877)[27].

Body

Geography

York railway station is in the country of United Kingdom[4]. It is located in City of York[3].

Designation and Status

York railway station's instance of is recorded as railway station[5]. Its heritage designation is recorded as Grade II* listed building[28].

History and Context

York railway station is owned by Network Rail[11]. York is named after it[13].

Why It Matters

York railway station ranks in the top 0.5% of railway_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (575 views/month, #92 of 18,574).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . list of IATA-indexed railway stations. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Railway Codes and Other Data: A (Hopefully) Comprehensive Listing. railwaycodes.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Railway Codes and Other Data: A (Hopefully) Comprehensive Listing. railwaycodes.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . National Heritage List for England. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Yirba · 2026-06-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14452 910GYORK
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/34580|batch #34580]]: NaPTAN stop area codes (subject named as)"
  2. 18d ago · JhealdBatch · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Connecting line East Coast Main Line, Dearne Valley Line, Harrogate Line +2
    Coordinate location {'lat': 53.9583, 'lon': -1.093}
    Replaces York railway station (1839-1877)
    Heritage designation Grade II* listed building
    + 25 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32659|batch #32659]]: better qualifier for unparished areas (3): Change P131 qualifier"
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